Attachment for washing-machines.



No; 824,065. PATENTED JUNB'IQ, 1906.

Y o. A. COLBY.

ATTACHMENT FOR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION rum) we. 14, 1905.

AMEN} GRAHAM 00,. rlmmumoummus. wAsHmeroN. a li 1 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE. I

: CHARLESLA. COLBY, OF ST. JOSEPI-L'MISSOURI.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, CHARLES A. COLBY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at St. Joseph, inthe county of Buchanan and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new; and usefulImprovements inAttachmentsfor Washing-'Machines; and I do 1 declare the following to bea-full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as I TO willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains't'o make and usethe same, ref-' erencebeing had to the'accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of thisspecification.

The object of my'device is to provide anattachment suited to. operatewashing-machines which are constructed with fly-wheels,

25, a detail top view of a lever and a pitman broken away and duplicateplates connecting the same. Y v 5 Similar letters refer to similar partsin the two views. I i

A is a washing-machine, and B a wheel ing-machines operating withfly-wheels, said wheel having the ordinary connection with the usualinterior mechanism of a machine.

3 5 C is a lever,and D. a supporting-arm'rigidly attached to the base orstandards B B of the machine. Near the outer end and on the top of thisarm there is a rigidly-fastened L-shape rod. The lower end of lever C isprovided with a hole with which said L+ sha e rod engages, the leverbeing thus carrie pivotally. The lever is retained on said L-shape rodby the use of a pin or other convenient removable means.

v 4 5 H is a pitman carried at its wheel end upon Specification ofLetters Patent. v hpplication filed August 14,1905. Serial No. 274.102.

similar to that commonly used with wash- ATTACHMENT FOR WA I PatentedJune 19, 1 906.

the, outer end of a crank-pin h, the inner end of the pin engaging witha spoke of the wheel, the; pin being provided at each end with thenecessary washer and nut and the length of the rod being sufficient toallow the spoke and end of said pitman, which are carried side by side,to have the necessary play. The outer end of the pitman is. held spacedfrom thelever by plates I I, rigidly attached to the pitman uponopposite sides by bolts it, the other ends of said plates being carriedon i the lever by a pivot'J. Said pitman may be attached to a spoke atany desired point; but

to secure thehighest speed it is preferably connected With the spoke ofan ordinary size washing-machine fly-wheel about three to four inchesfrom the hub or center. I The movement of this lever back and forth isso limited in distance that a machine with this attachment can bereadily operated by a person sitting as well as standing, and the speedthat can be attained by the use of the attachment is such thatlaundering may be greatly accelerated.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is{

In an attachment for a washing-machine provided with aflywheel, asupporting-arm I rigidly attached on the lower part of the machine, anL-shape rod near the outer end of I said arm, a vertical lever its lowerend carried pivotally on said rod, a reversing-arm, a crank-pm on saidwheel carrying the inner end of said pitman, the duplicate platesrigidly fastened on the outer end of said pitman, the outer ends of saidplates having pivotal connection with said lever, and the washers, nuts,bolts and pin-fastenings substantially as shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses. CHARLES A. COLBY.

1 Witnesses:

CLARA R. BARLOW, Lawson TARWATER.

